Definition of target

• n. - A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
• n. - A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
• n. - The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good target.
• n. - The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
• n. - A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.